Moulmein
a seaport in southern Myanmar (Burma) at the mouth of the Salween River.
- Also Maulmain, Mawlamyine.
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How to use Moulmein in a sentence
The teak cut on either bank must be rafted down to Moulmein; and hence disputes would be sure to arise.
The Pacification of Burma | Sir Charles Haukes Todd CrosthwaiteThe capital required to work the timber was found by British subjects from Moulmein, the Karennis furnishing the labour.
The Pacification of Burma | Sir Charles Haukes Todd CrosthwaiteThe navigation from the sea to Moulmein up the Salwen is far more difficult than the passage up to Rangoon.
The Last Voyage | Lady (Annie Allnutt) BrasseyMoulmein is134 admirably situated on a range of hills, rising to a considerable elevation on the left bank of the Salwen.
The Last Voyage | Lady (Annie Allnutt) BrasseyWhile rice is the main element in the trade of Rangoon, teak is the principal article at Moulmein.
The Last Voyage | Lady (Annie Allnutt) Brassey
British Dictionary definitions for Moulmein
Maulmain
/ (maʊlˈmeɪn) /
a port in S Myanmar, near the mouth of the Salween River: exports teak and rice. Pop: 390 000 (2005 est)
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